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Sturgeon, (sterj'on). [Esturgeon, the French 

 name.]=Accipenser 

 Sturio: a fish, the 

 type of Sturionida;, 

 from the roe of 

 which caviare is Sturgeon, 



prepared, and from the swim bladder isin- 

 glass. 



Sturionidse, ( stu-ri-on'i-de ). [Sturio; Gk. 

 eidos, form.) A family of large fishes be- 

 longing to Ganoidei. 



Sturnidae, ( ste,r'ni-dS ). [Sturnus, q.v.] A 

 family of birds belonging to Conirostres. 



Sturnus, (ste^nus). [The Latin name.] Star- 

 ling: a song bird, the typo of Sturnid:i>. 



Style, (stil). [L. ttyhtt, pillar.] The thread- 

 like portion of a pistil, q.v. 

 Old S.: the method of esti- 

 mating the Julian year which 

 was general up to 1582 A.D., 

 now almost obsolete in Eu- 

 rope. JVVw 5.: according to the 

 Gregorian correction, made 

 1582 A.D., by which ten days 

 were omitted to bring the 

 civil and astronomical yean 

 into accordance. 



StylidiacesB, (stI-li-di-a'se-6).= ft. Style. 

 Style -worts: herbs, with tnouopetalous 

 flowers, belonging to Campanales. 



Stylobate, (strio-bat). fOk. tylo$, pillar; 

 basis, base.] A continuous pedestal support- 

 ing a row of columns. 



Btyloid, (sti'loid). [Gk. stylot, pillar; eido*. 

 form.] Pillar-like; used of small columnar 

 projections. 



Styphnic acid, (stifnik)=0xypicric acid, q.v. 



Styraoese, (sti-ra'se-fi). [Styrax, g.v.]=Storax- 

 worts: shrubs and trees, witli axillary mo no- 

 pe talons flowers, belonging to Rhanmales. 



Styracin,(8ti'ra-sin). fStyrax,g.r.]=Ci8Hi 8 O;j: 

 a crystal Usable substance found in balsam 

 of Peru. 



Styrax, (sti'raks). [The Latin name.] A 

 plant, the type of Styraceaj. S. bfnzoin=. 

 Gum Benjamin tree. 



Styrol, (stl'rol). [Styrax, q.v.] v. Styrolene. 



Styrolene, (sti'ro-len). [Styrol, q.v.]=C^s 

 =Styrol=Cinnaraol, q.v. 



Suseda, (sd-6'da). Sea-blite: a plant belong- 

 ing to Chenopodiacese. 



Sub-, (sub). [L. tub, under.] A prefix, im- 

 plying an inferiority of position or consti- 

 tution. 



Sub-chlorides=Bassic chlorides: compounds 

 of one atom of a dyad, or two atoms of a 

 monad, with one atom of chlorine. 

 Sub-dominant. The fourth note of a musical 

 scale. In the key of C, the sub-dominant is 

 F, and the dominant is G. 

 Sub-duplicate ratio. The ratio of the square 

 roots of two numbers is the sub-duplicate 

 ratio of the numbers. 



Suber, (su'ber). [L. tuber, cork tree.] Cork. 

 Quercus S. : Cork tree; an oak tree. v. 

 Cork. 



Suberic acid, (su-ber'ik). f Suber, q.v. ] = 

 ^8^1404.' a crystalline acid substance ob- 

 tained by the sublimation of cork, fats, &c. 



Sublimation, (sub-lim-a'shnn). [L. u6[i>ui, 

 lofty.] Distillation of a solid: convt-! 

 a solid into a vapour and re-condetisatiuii 

 into the solid form. 



Sublingual gland. Below the tongue. 



Submagnet= Armature, q.v. 



Submaxillary glands, At the lower side of 

 the face. 



Suboxides. Of the type 

 H 2 O, feebly basic, in c 



which two atoms of < 

 element unite with one 

 of oxygen. 



Subgalts=Basic salts, q.v. "^ It 



Subtangent. The line un- 

 der a tangent. AC being 

 the tangent, CE is the BubUngenl 

 stibtangent. 



Subtrahend, (sub'tra-heml). Anything to be 

 withdrawn or subtracted. In is- 1-J, 1- is t ho 

 subtrahend. 



Sub-triplicate ratio, The ratio of the cube- 

 roots of two members is the sub-triplicate of 

 the numbers. 



Subularia, (su-bQ-LVri-a). [L. lubula, awl 1 

 A plant belonging to Brassicaoeaa, MBMd 

 from the shape of the leaves. S. -, 

 nwl-wort. 



Subungulati, ( snb-un-gwa-lfi'ti ). [ L. sub, 

 under; ungual, claw.] Animals, such a- 'h>< 

 Paca and Cutia, found only in S. AHUM i.-.i, 

 which connect the Pachydermata with the 

 Rodentia. 



Succinamide, (suk-sin'a-mid). [Succinic, q.v. 

 and ^Htttfc.[=C4HgX<jOo. a crystalline sub- 

 stance obtained by the action of ammonia 

 on succinic acid. 



Succinates,(8uk'sin-ats). [Succinic.g.v.] Com- 

 pounds of succinic acid and bases. 



Succinic acid, (suk-sin'ik). [L. sv.r-- 

 amber.] = 0411^04: a crystalline sui 

 found in amber and in wormwood Jc;i\. .-, 

 belonging to the Oxalic series. 



Succory, (suk'o-ri). [Chicory, q.v.] Chicory: 

 Cichorium intibus; a plant belonging to 

 CichoraceoB. 



Sucking. S. fshes: Discoboli, having tho 

 ventral fins terminating 

 in a sucker, by which ^ 

 they adhere to rock, &C.,, 

 S. tHecf=Haustllata. 



Sucrose, (so'kros). [Sac- Snckcr or Sucking Fish. 

 charose, q. r.]=Cane sugar =Ci-j II j-j<'n : ;i 

 variety of sugar obtained from su- .-n --ran.'. 



Suction pump. By which water is drawn up 

 by means of a vacuum. 



Suctoria, (suk-to'ri-a). 1. One of Ilajvm's 

 sub-divisions of insects. 2. One of Hoeven'a 

 sub-divisions of ringed worms. 



Sudoriparous glands. (.-6-do-rip'a-rus). [L. 

 sudo, I perspire.] Those which excrete IK.T- 

 spi ration. 



Suet, (su'et). [Sebum, the Latin word.]=Fat 

 of ox or sheep ; in the Litter nearly all 

 stearin. 



Sugar, (shoo'gar). [Sucre, the French wonl 1 

 A sweet anti.-c-jitic substance found in most 

 plants, especially in the sugar-cane. Cane S. 

 =Sucroae: from sugar-cane. Grape S.= 



